Melbourne & Surrounds Heritage

Rippon Lea House and Gardens

The Rippon Lea House became the 33rd site included on the prestigious National Heritage List.

The listing notes "Rippon Lea is...

Fire Service Museum

Located in the old head office of the Melbourne Fire Brigade, the award winning Fire Services Museum Victoria, was opened in 1979 to provide a...

National Sports Museum

The National Sports Museum, located within the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) celebrates the the contribution that sport has made within...

Labassa

Labassa is found in Victoria's Caulfield North and is one of Australia's most outstanding 19th century mansions.

Offering opulent...

Melbourne City Heritage Walking Tours

The National Trust offers groups heritage walking tours of Melbourne's city sites.

There are 4 walks to choose from including...

City Museum at Old Treasury Melbourne

The Old Treasury is regarded as one of the finest public buildings in Australia.

Completed in 1862, it was the major government office in...

National Trust of Australia (Victoria)

Three inner city houses in Coventry Street are among the few 19th century prefabricated iron buildings remaining in the world.

An...

Grainger Museum

Originally called the Music Museum, the building was constructed for Percy Grainger between 1935 and 1938.

The museum contains not only a...

St Kilda Town Hall

First built in 1890, the St Kilda Town Hall was designed and planned by fashionable architect, William Pitt. This grand civic space, set amongst...

Lara Downs Mohair, Merino & more

Lara Downs is an historic farm in Western Victoria producing luxury natural fibre based products using fine merino wool and mohair grown on the...

19th Century Portable Iron Houses

Three inner city houses in Coventry Street are among the few 19th century prefabricated iron buildings remaining in the world.

An...

The Johnston Collection

The Johnston Collection is a Fine and Decorative Arts Museum in East Melbourne, Australia. It is no ordinary museum with roped off exhibits, but...

The Ian Potter Museum of Art

The University of Melbourne's Ian Potter Museum of Art promotes itself as offering visitors art, events and ideas.

The Potter mounts...

Polly Woodside

Discover the sights, sounds and sensations of Victoria's fascinating maritime heritage. Visit the restored 1885 tall ship Polly Woodside, once...

Museum of Chinese Australian History

A living part of Melbourne's modern Chinatown, the Chinese Museum was brought into being in 1985 to document, preserve and display the history...

St Kilda Library

Covering almost 50 metres square from Carlisle to Duke Streets the St Kilda Library

Koorie Heritage Trust

The Koorie Heritage Trust Inc Cultural Centre aims to protect, preserve and promote the living culture of the Indigenous people of south-eastern...

The National Opal Collection

Located in the CBD areas of Melbourne and Sydney, The National Opal Collection offers Australia's most comprehensive range of opals...

Villa Alba Museum

Villa Alba Museum is an 1880 Italianate mansion in Kew adjacent to Studley Park.

Restoration of the house which is to be a resource centre...

Jewish Museum of Australia

Permanent Exhibitions of the Jewish Museum include:

The Australian Jewish History Gallery - tells of the unique contribution of Jews in...

Government House

Government House is the official residence of the Governor of Victoria, and is located in the precincts of the Botanical Gardens. ...

The Nicholas Building

Located in the Flinders Lane fashion precinct, entry to the Nicholas Building is via the Cathedral Arcade with its vaulted leadlight ceiling and...

Immigration Museum

Over the last 200 years people have journeyed from all over the world to re-settle in Australia. Many have come seeking a better life, job...

The Melbourne Athenaeum

Established in 1839 this heritage-listed building, houses the Athenaeum Theatre, the Comedy Club, a Ticketmaster booking office, the popular...

Chinese Museum

A living part of Melbourne's modern Chinatown, the Chinese Museum was established in 1985 to document, preserve and display the history of...

Michaels World Famous Camera Museum

Experience a unique journey through time, with an inspiring self tour of michaels world-famous camera museum!

Cameras and photographic...

Stonington Stables Museum of Art

The Stonington Stables Museum of Art is an innovative and flexible gallery that has been established by Deakin University in the refurbished...

Scienceworks Museum/Melbourne Planetarium

Scienceworks is a dynamic interactive science and technology museum featuring the first digital planetarium in the southern hemisphere, the...

HMAS Castlemaine

Visit a WW II warship painstakingly refurbished, inspect the 4 inch gun, the bridge complete with wheel, compasses, radar screen and more. See the...

ARHS Railway Museum

Located in Williamstown North, The Railway Museum can trace its beginnings to the dieselisation of the railways in Victoria.

The...